A new Kate Miller-Heidke

Kate Miller-Heidke has a voice that is instantly recognisable; whether it’s while singing the fabulously quirky and thought-provoking pop song ‘Caught in the Crowd’, to the glorious ballad ‘The Last Day On Earth’ to angst-ridden love songs with titles like ‘Lose My Shit’. Sustaining a long term career in the music industry, Kate has a diverse repertoire and the ability to seamlessly transition from one genre to the next.

Cattle Decapitation: One of the most brutal, relentless and vital forces in extreme music

Who would have thought a group of vegetarians starting a metal band called Cattle Decapitation would become such a massive international hit.

Bassekou Kouyaté and his band Ngoni Ba

Malian legend Bassekou Kouyaté and his band Ngoni Ba are one of the most exciting acts in African music today, and they’re making their return to Australia in 2018.

STOKA

A bone-thumping mix of reggae-rock, blues grunge and sick twists of dub-beats, STOKA is bursting tastebuds with their salty-chicken flavour.

Belle Miners: Tales of a trio's upbeat sonic journey

Coming off the release of their first album of shimmering sounds and awe-inspiring tracks, the trio have been in preparation for their upcoming Australian tour.

Tigerlily: a powerhouse of the Australian music industry

Dara Hayes is a girl on fire. The 25-year-old Sydney-sider, better known as DJ Tigerlily, has gone from mixing tracks in her bedroom to becoming one of Australia’s elite performers, performed all over the globe. We chat to the bubbly DJ on her upcoming performance at Road to ULTRA, crossing into the pop realm and stepping away from her famous blue hair.

Charlz is one to watch in 2018

Fresh from topping the Spotify ‘Global Viral Charts’ with her previous release About Last Night and collecting 5 million+ digital streams on a year’s worth of releases along the way, Charlz is one to watch in 2018.

Shelley Segal: Somebody Like You

Melbourne’s own, Shelley Segal has been one busy singer-songwriter.

Ballarat Summer Sundays 2018

Ballarat will be brought to life this Summer with a jam-packed Summer Sundays event for the entire community to enjoy.

Sweet Chicago Blues: Joe Filisko and Eric Noden on tour

Ultra-rhythmic and highly entertaining, this Chicago blues duo creates a very big sound with just a harmonica, National guitar and vocal harmonies reminiscent of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.

Weave through the grasslands at the Torquay Nightjar Festival

Showcasing its eighth year on our Summer calendar, the Torquay Nightjar Festival has all your guilty pleasures sorted.

Bryan Adams set to perform at A Day On The Green

With over 40 years in the music business and over 75 million records sold, Canadian rock legend Bryan Adams is making his way down under.

Top five artists to see at Port Fairy Folk Festival

Entering its 42nd year in 2018, the lineup for Port Fairy’s renowned Folk Festival features an exciting diversity of local and international talent.

Your must-see guide to A Day on the Green

The ‘90s are making a roaring comeback with a monster rock line up at A Day on the Green.

A Night of TOOL

Third Eye are a TOOL tribute band who have received much praise on their recreation of TOOL’s performances.

Hen is the modern day poet bearing all through her craft

With her luscious red locks, stirring lyrics and saccharine voice, indie darling Hen delivers us her debut single and video ‘Raincoats’.

Jack Jones is touring alongside Rick Price for the first time

Australian music legends, Rick Price and Jack Jones have followed the dream and recorded a twelve track tribute album to the west-coast California sounds of the ’60s and ’70s.

Of Mice and Men

The 21st century hard rock leaders heading to Download.

Grampians Music Festival headed by sombre folk dandy Didirri

Melbourne’s self-described sombre-folk dandy Didirri is headlining the three-day Grampians Music Festival next year.

LabRat is one to watch

LabRat is the alter-ego of Dylan James, a multi-instrumentalist from Geelong.

The Kooks set to perform at this year’s Falls Festival

The Kooks immediately became one of the hottest rock bands in the world… now, over a decade later not much has changed.

Slowly Slowly set for this year’s Beyond The Valley

The Melbourne four-piece have had a huge 2017, one that ain’t slowing down.

The Living Eyes

The Geelong lads blending their own version of melodic power pop and garage-y rock.

Your complete guide to Mona Foma

If you’ve not ticked Mona Foma off your festival bucket list yet, then this is undoubtedly the year to do so.

 

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